Steve Mills, IBM Vice President and Group Executive Software and Systems discusses how IBM is driving client success by using its network of high quality IBM Global Training Providers to deliver skills with training created by IBM.

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Have
you
heard
of
the
flipped
classroom?
It’s
a
new
way
of
teaching
students
that
some
say,
is
the
wave
of
the
future.
In
a
traditional
classroom,
the
teacher
lectures
and
instructs
during
the
day
and
students
take
home
assignments
where
they
put
what
they’ve
learned
to
the
test.
A
flipped
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Great
article
from
Global
Knowledge
on
Four
NEW
ways
to
approach
the
"training
talk"
with
your
boss
Organizations
worldwide
are
now
more
than
ever
acknowledging
the
value
of
employee
education.
However,
despite
the
prevalence
of
training
initiatives
in
the
global
marketplace,
it
can
often
seem
like
a
long
road
from
acknowledgement
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Investing
in
employee
training
is
a
smart
business
decision.
According
to
a
recent
study(1),
benefits
include:
22%
faster
rollouts
of
products
and
processes
16%
increase
in
customer
satisfaction
9%
increase
in
staff
retention
IBM
Global
Training
Provider
(GTP)
advisors
can
help
create
a
training
plan
for
an
individual,
a
department
or
company.
Follow
these
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A
Smarter
Planet
is
generating
an
explosion
of
data,
which
is
increasingly
more
important
to
your
business.
IBM
offers
a
storage blueprint
to
help
you
extract
actionable
insights
from
your
data
and
ease
cloud
deployments.
Learn
about
our
portfolio
of
storage training
to
help
you
as
you
build
these
new
solutions
and
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IBM
Professional
Certification
is
a
powerful,
objective
credential
that
validates
your
expertise
in
IBM
products,
solutions
and
technologies.
In
today’s
competitive
job
market,
earning
your
certification
helps
you
stand
out
from
other
IT
professionals.
Certified
IT
professionals
report
high
job
satisfaction
According
to
a
2013
survey
from
Prometric
and
Edge
Research(1),
86
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If
you
could
take
the
Tardis
and
travel
back
in
time
to
1963,
what
would
television
look
like
to
the
viewer,
we
look
at
these
episodes
today
and
see
rickety
sets
and
special
effects
that
were
not
so
special.
But
travelling
back
in
time
would
allow
you
to
see
this
from
... [ + Read more ]

Build
it
and
they
will
come.That
was
the
mysterious
whisper
Kevin
Costner
heard
repeatedly
in
the
movie,
Field
of
Dreams.
In
his
case,
it
was
true.
His
character
built
a
baseball
field
on
his
farm
and
ghosts
of
baseball
past
came
to
play.
Easy,
right?
In
real
life—not
so
much.
As
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by
Richard
Kennealy,
Director,
IBM
Global
Skills
Initiative
I
was
recently
asked,
“How
do
you
measure
the
real
benefits
and
return
on
investment
(ROI)
that
training
brings
to
lines
of
business
such
as
sales,
customer
service
and
product
development?”
One
way
is
to
compare
organizations
that
provide
training
with
companies
that
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Get
a
look
at
the
great
activities
that
took
place
at
IBM
Systems
Technical
University
from
5-7
November
in
Campinas,
Brazil.
It
was
three
days
filled
with
networking,
collaboration,
and
skill
building.
Don't
miss
out
on
the
exciting
learning
opportunities
at
our
2014
Systems
events.
Mark your calendar now!
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A
lack
of
cyber
security
skills
is
a
major
inhibitor
to
adoption
of
emerging
technologies
like
cloud,
mobile,
cognitive
and
social
networks.
As
organizations
transmit
and
store
more
sensitive
information
electronically,
the
need
for
employees
with
experience
in
cyber
security
will
be
imperative
in
order
to
protect
data
in
the
... [ + Read more ]

TrainingIndustry.com
Validates
IBM
Training
Model
TrainingIndustry.com
(#TrainingIndustr)
recognizes
what
IBM
is
doing
to
drive
innovation
in
Training
into
the
market
for
IBM
Clients
and
IBM
Business
Partners
and
has
awarded
IBM
the
following
accolades.
See
press
release
here
For
the
sixth
year
in
a
row
IBM
receives
placement
in
the
TrainingIndustry.com
Top
... [ + Read more ]

Training
and
Tenure:
Why
Two
Out
of
Three
of
Your
New
Hires
Are
Considering
Leaving
and
What
You
Can
Do
About
It
It’s
easy
to
assume
that
new
hires
are
smitten
with
their
organization
and
have
no
intention
to
leave.
But
based
on
research
from
our
annual
WorkTrends™
survey
of
more
than
... [ + Read more ]

Source:
Question
E8–What
are
the
most
important
external
forces
that
will
impact
the
enterprise
over
the
next
3
to
5
years?;
n=4,009
-
IBM
C-Suite
Study
Source:
Question
E8–What
are
the
most
important
external
forces
that
will
impact
the
enterprise
over
the
next
3
to
5
years?;
n=4,009
-
IBM
C-Suite
... [ + Read more ]

For
customers
that
have
already
purchased
IBM
Training
Education
Packs
we
have
some
exciting
options
available
to
you
Plan
–
Work
with
one
of
our
IBM
Global
Training
Providers
to
book
your
class
before
the
expiration
date
–
more
info
Attend
–
Working
with
the
IBM
Technical
Conferences
team
you
can
... [ + Read more ]

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